So, as you have undoubtedly noticed, Cooking For Engineers is littered with links to Amazon products. I don't add links to products unless they make sense (mentioned in an article, used in a recipe). This serves a two fold purpose:
1. By linking to the product I am discussing or mentioning, it takes some ambiguity out of the product mention. For example, when I talk about using a silicone baking mat, the amazon link takes you to a silicone baking mat. If you need further description of what that is, the amazon page provides it.
2. If someone buys something from amazon after following that link, I get a fraction of the revenue from Amazon - which is one of the big ways I'm able to keep this bandwidth heavy (all those people downloading all those pictures adds up) free.

About a month ago, I added a new feature that amazon made available: mouseover details for those links. Because this is in beta, only about half of my readers see this feature. I was resistant at first to enabling this, but I kind of like it - whenever I mention a wire rack, just hover your mouse over it and a picture of the wire rack plus price info pops up. But I'm wondering what you guys (who do see the rollover enhancements / product previews) think?

Hello! I'm new to the site, and I can tell you that the "mouseover links" were one of the things I found particularly interesting and helpful when I first got here. I love the fact that if I am not 100% exactly what type of knife or rack or grater you are talking about, I can immediately see a picture and read further detailed information if I wish. It is nice to know that we are talking about the same things and that our shared language is based around specific ideas.

The only real negative I can think of is that by having these links pop up, it could seem that you are attesting to the quality of a specific item available on Amazon, Michael. Then, if someone makes a purchase and is ultimately unhappy with the product, does that create an uncomfortable situation or an issue of credibility?

Just a couple of things to consider.

By the way, I really am enjoying your site and have found it to be both very helpful and quite entertaining. Thanks for all of your hard work.